Obsidian's Chris Avellone indicated that Obsidian just missed a bonus for Fallout: New Vegas, reports Joystiq, saying this came in a tweet from a no longer existent account, allegedly saying: "[Fallout: New Vegas] was a straight payment, no royalties, only a bonus if we got an 85+ on Metacritic, which we didn't." Sure enough, the game currently sits at 84 on Metacritic. They also note their report of layoffs at Obsidian, though these are still unconfirmed. Thanks nin.

Very excited to hear this.. Game was a bugged out piece of trash that did nothing but rip me and piss me off... I applaud them not getting paid a extra dime.. They don't deserve it. They didnt deserve half of what they got from the straight payment either.